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Shchedryk (song)

Shchedryk is a song that comes from Ukraine, which is a country in Europe. The song is usually played during Christmas time and is sometimes used in other celebrations too.

The song goes something like this:

Shchedryk, shchedryk, shchedrivochka,
pryletila lastivochka,
stala sobi shchebetaty,
hospodarya vyprosiaty:
"Vynyknit, hospodar, iz konya,
vyhonyty, vyhonyty ovtsy!
V tvojej stodoli hryb'yonytsi,
hospodin' kavy varenytsi,
syroho moloka vahony,
my ni choho ne zalony."

But what does all of that mean? Well, the song is about a little bird called the swallow who flies into a farmer's yard and starts chirping. The bird then asks the farmer to get off his horse and bring out his sheep, and to also bring out the mushrooms and make some coffee. The bird even says that there's no reason to be stingy with the milk!

Overall, Shchedryk is a happy and joyful song that people like to sing during Christmas time. It's especially popular in Ukraine, but people all over the world can sing it and enjoy it too!
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